Alec and Hilaria Baldwin Introduce Baby Carmen Super Early

Did Alec and Hilaria Baldwin leave the hospital where baby Carmen was delivered and head straight to a People magazine photo shoot? Well, not exactly, but close! The new star parents introduced their two-week-old daughter and shared a few early thoughts on having a newborn in the house on the celebrity news site.

"Now I'm getting to the point where if I don't sleep, I'm going to start walking into walls," the first time mom joked in the interview that accompanied an adorable shot of the new family of three.

Added the second-time dad, "She sleeps like a rock all day. And at night she's like, 'Let's have a conference.'"

Having days and nights confused is pretty normal for such a new baby. As a third-time mom with an eight-week-old, my best advice is to get infants on a feeding and sleeping schedule as early as possible.

During the day, I wake my newborn for a feeding if she has snoozed too long. Then at night, I let her wake on her own. Creating this distinction has helped her to get on a sleep schedule that is more in line with our family's needs.

As for the Baldwins, despite being sleep-deprived, they are clearly loving life now that baby Carmen has arrived. The Hollywood mama admitted to gazing at her daughter in the middle of the night, while her actor dad confessed he feels like Carmen's birth marks a second chance for him to get fatherhood right.

Meanwhile, I'm impressed that People was able to capture a picture of little Carmen with her eyes open. Newborns are notorious for being super sleepy during photo shoots! Perhaps the photographer visited the Baldwins in the middle of the night...

What is your best advice for coping with the sleep deprivation that comes along with new parenthood?

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